The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
Wednesday, March 2, 1887
The "Baptist Courier" Makes Expia'
nation.

The Bnptist Courier having recently haa 81
,,ncb 10 saw of q doubtful nature In reference
q. hor rooms ond prohibition, and in criticism
of the methods which the temperance p.up..
have odopted for the furtherance OF thei'
cause now feels it incumbent on l'sell " ''''
rit that there is a total misconception III
.the minds of some as to It's true p's'''o'' va
"the question OF prohibition.
After reading the "expanatioh '''e f1.'.
nnd Banner is more in doubt thf e'o'' ""N
docs not know on which side OF the 'e."P0,
.nce cause the Baptist Courier lsto W p'"'.u
r. says II Is for us, but It's cri'ic'SI''" "'
AGAINST MS The article Is so evenly o'u''.e''
,hot isolated sentences may prove anything.
yvh.n we believe that its arguments In pehai'
-, temnerance does not greatly differ rom tie
.o,r of the most intensely active worker '''
tha sa,oons. and when we see the Ditter ins'n
nations. If not by direct accusation ce' ''i'
nv indirection, against the tempel''''o
nio with never n word Of criticism lot ii'i'"''
+ha methods. nor the violations oi i'"' '''
,roo,icea nv the whiskey element, we W.
toroed ,o the opinion that the Bdpt,@ Co'"'e'
4. not for ns- It's "eXplanation' OF last "eeh
loads us to believe that the Baptist Co"''e' -
Of heart an anti-temperance paper.
Ifit Is not opposed to the closing o. 'ne %"
,oone Univ such criticism OF the "methous VI
+he tom perance people, and no criticism ol 'ie
methods of the other side? II II Is ho' WIN
inc In the interest Of the par roo'''' VIZ
as.ail the acts Of the very respeo..'ote
neople in all parts of the State VINO are hu"
astlv and conscientiously working lot th'
GOOD of the people, however much tn.' .n.
=. mistaken? We venture to assert thaI t''e
,o,nnerance people In Abbeville county 10 HUI
desarve the rebuke which the Courier ao'iii''
listers, If the Baptist Courier is a stlchiet ~
law and order, why did 1t attempt W o'''' !"
stigma on the temperance people OF tAnue'eo"
for Insisting that the election shouio oe w"
ancted according to the forms OF 'a" ~
does not at the same time apologlse ioi, "
tic no notice of violations OF the La" ny ."e
advocates OF the saloons, why mas IL ho.
word TO say against the alleged daily 'io'"'
.,o,,, of tho license law in Anderson?
To Il the opponents of prohibition that ''o-
,oto tha nrohibitory law, or is it the temper
ance peopleP Are saloons not as aiilen''1N ".
the law as the temperance people? II 30, WI.
do the temperance people get all the iec'"ie 60
for wrong-doing? o.haS
II 1t chooses to do.so the oops|'' |o
n perfect right to advocate the cause oi .ne
bar rooms, and If 1t does so, we nave ho'h'is
to COW In objection. Many honorable anu
oanv worthy citizens are opposed to the CLOS
inc of the bar rooms and we see no reason
why the Baptist Courier should not openly
and souarcly defend the sale OF LIQUOR IN all AL
mart. Of the State, but we submit thot has
no right, by insinuation or indirection, 10
treat the temperance people otherwise 'nan
as honorable and law-abiding citizehs' NV
tone and character Of the Temperance p1op,o ao
-, .,,hev,,,e county, we think, Is equally as
hisb no that of the opponents OF prohibttion'
and the Baptist courter's assumacy In lectur-
inc them in the manner in which 1t does' Is
unprecedented. .o
In the Courier the temperance people have
much to discourage them. They have relieo
cn the Courier rs a support, but instead they
find In II censorian.